The C. E. Lipe Machine Shop was established in Syracuse, New York in 1880 in the Lynch Building by Charles E. Lipe (1850–1895),[1] a mechanical engineer. The building became an early industrial incubator[2] and was commonly known as the Lipe Shop. While Lipe worked on his own ideas, he rented out facilities to others.[3] Some of the leaders in industry worked both independently and side by side in this building to solve the industrial problems of their era. "These men sowed the germs that sprouted into major business enterprises in Syracuse and elsewhere" and for many years the machine shop was known as the "cradle of Syracuse industries."[4]
| Company type | Machine shop |
|---|---|
| Industry | Machinery, experimental |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Headquarters | Syracuse, New York |
Key people | Charles E. Lipe (1850-1895), Alexander T. Brown |
| Products | Machinery, experimental |
The building is still in use today as a hardware store.[5]
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edit- ^ The Magazine of the New York State Museum (PDF). New York State Museum, Sept. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "Inventors hatched industries in S. Geddes Street building". Syracuse Herald Journal. Syracuse, New York. August 4, 1998.
- ^ "Inventions Built Industries Here". Syracuse Journal. Syracuse, New York. March 20, 1939.
- ^ "Cradle of Syracuse Industries". Syracuse Journal. Syracuse, New York. July 23, 1921.
- ^ Sean Kirst (July 24, 2008). "Vacation thoughts VII: Hardware throwback". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York.